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COURTS(705 ILCS 21/) Judicial Redistricting Act of 1997.

705 ILCS 21/1

(705 ILCS 21/1)(This Act has been held unconstitutional)Sec. 1. Short Title. This Act may be cited as the Judicial Redistricting Act of 1997.(Source: P.A. 89-719, eff. 3-7-97.)

705 ILCS 21/5

(705 ILCS 21/5)(This Act has been held unconstitutional)Sec. 5. First Judicial District. The First Judicial District shall
consist of Cook County and shall be comprised of Supreme Court Judicial
Districts 1A, 1B, and 1C.(Source: P.A. 89-719, eff. 3-7-97.)

(705 ILCS 21/45)(This Act has been held unconstitutional)Sec. 45. General provisions. (a) All counties, townships, census tracts, block groups, and
blocks are those that appear on maps published by the United States Bureau
of the Census for the 1990 census. The term "tract(s)" shall mean census
tract(s). All judicial districts created by
this Act for the purpose of electing judges shall not be altered by
operation of any other statute, ordinance, or resolution.(b)(1) Any part of Cook County that has not been described as included
in one of the supreme court judicial districts described in this Act is
included
within the supreme court judicial district that:(i) is contiguous to the part; and(ii) contains the least population of all districts contiguous to the
part according to the 1990 decennial census of Cook County.(2) If any part of Cook County is described in this Act as being in more
than one supreme court judicial district, the part is included within the
district that:(i) is one of the districts in which that part is listed in this Act;(ii) is contiguous to that part; and(iii) contains the least population according to the 1990 decennial
census of Cook County.(3) If any part of Cook County:(i) is described in this Act as being in one supreme court judicial
district; and(ii) is entirely surrounded by another supreme court judicial district;the part shall be incorporated into the district that surrounds the part.(4) If any part of Cook County:(i) is described in this Act as being in one supreme court judicial
district; and(ii) is not contiguous to another part of the district;the part is included with the contiguous supreme court judicial district that
contains the least population according to the 1990 decennial census of Cook
County.(c) The State Board of Elections shall prepare and make available to the
public a metes and bounds description of the districts created under this
Act.(Source: P.A. 89-719, eff. 3-7-97.)

705 ILCS 21/50

(705 ILCS 21/50)(This Act has been held unconstitutional)Sec. 50. Schedule. The following schedule provisions shall govern the
implementation of this Act.(a) At the general election in the year 2000, an election or retention
election for supreme court judge shall be conducted from each of the
following supreme court judicial districts: 1A, 1C, and 3.(b) At the general election in the year 2002, an election or retention
election for supreme court judge shall be conducted from each of the
following supreme court judicial districts: 1B, 2, and 5.(c) At the general election in the year 2004, an election or retention
election for supreme court judge shall be conducted from the following
supreme court judicial district: 4.(d) No more than one sitting supreme court judge may run for retention in
each supreme court judicial district.(e) In the event that 2 sitting supreme court judges file a declaration of
intent with the Secretary of State to succeed themselves from the same supreme
court judicial district, the Secretary of State shall, by random public
selection, determine the district in which each of those judges shall seek
retention.(f) In the event that a vacancy occurs among supreme court judges from the
First Judicial District prior to the scheduled election of judges under
subsection (a), the first such vacancy shall be deemed to be in Supreme Court
Judicial District 1C, the second such vacancy shall be deemed to be in Supreme
Court Judicial District 1A, and the third such vacancy shall be deemed to be in
Supreme Court Judicial District 1B. A vacancy shall be filled in the manner
provided by law.(Source: P.A. 89-719, eff. 3-7-97.)

705 ILCS 21/55

(705 ILCS 21/55)(This Act has been held unconstitutional)Sec. 55. Severability. To the extent that any provision of this Act is
found to be unconstitutional, that provision alone shall be deemed of no force
and effect and all other provisions of this Act shall remain in full force and
effect.(Source: P.A. 89-719, eff. 3-7-97.)